Seems to be a TF2 only thing at the moment. And with TF2 being a free game non-steam is a non-issue.
On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 5:44 PM, daniel jokiaho <[email protected]>wrote: > next step then.. delist nosteam servers i hope > On 4 Jan 2012 23:36, "Eric Riemers" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks for this, if I see with "status" -> account: logged in, does this > > mean that my servers are ok, as in.. if it is delisted or anything will > > that > > show up there? Because sometimes you wonder if it is still working :) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Fletcher > > Dunn > > Sent: woensdag 4 januari 2012 22:15 > > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > > ([email protected]); Half-Life dedicated Win32 server > > mailing list ([email protected]) > > Subject: [hlds_linux] Policy of truth > > > > Today the Team Fortress team took action to bring certain server > operators > > into compliance with our previously announced "honest server policy". > > Examples of server modifications that resulted in this policy include: > > * Running bots and trying to make them appear that they were human > players > > * Running bots and circumventing or modifying the usual mechanisms that > the > > bots are advertised to the server browser > > * Running with significant gameplay modifications, such as respawn times, > > without having the proper tags on their server designed to alert > quickplay > > and automated searches about those modifications. > > > > We have not taken action against individual servers, but rather against > an > > entire related server group. Hopefully the necessity for this policy is > > clear. We took two different actions, depending on the severity of > > modification we found: > > * Preventing IP addresses from logging a TF gameserver account, which > > excludes them from quickplay. > > * Delisting IP addresses from the master server (server browser and Quick > > Match system) for one month. > > > > Finally, we would like to say thanks to the server operators who have > > continued to run honest servers, and to those who heeded our earlier > > warning > > and subsequently changed their practices. We thank you for that. We > hope > > that our actions today show that we want to help you compete for player > > traffic on the basis of providing a good environment for players. > > > > Thank you, > > The Team Fortress Team > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
